Define osteon

A) An osteon is the functional unit of spongy bone.
B) An osteon is the functional unit of compact bone.
C) An osteon is the structural unit of spongy bone.
D) An osteon is functional unit of trabecular bone.
E) An osteon is the nest that an osteocyte occupies.


Answer: B

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